My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. (2 Corinthians 12:9)
Our Lord gave to the apostle Paul a “thorn” in his flesh, a messenger of Satan, to maximize his ministry impact through a strength greater than his own . . . God’s strength. We are never told what that “thorn” was but we are told a few other things about the importance of it. First, it was given to Paul to keep him from becoming conceited. Next, Paul pleaded with the Lord to take it away, not once, but three times. And He did not. Finally, we read, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” This is what I call, “The Wonderful Witness of Weakness.”
Instead of removing the thorn and delivering Paul from his painful weakness, God chooses to demonstrate His Omnipotent power in and through Paul. Think about it this way. God delights in displaying His power through weak people like you and me. Paul had to totally depend upon God in order to fulfill his calling in his ministry. And the same is true for me and you. Weakness drives us into the presence of God where we trust in Him to give us all we need to do all He is calling us to do. The question is do we allow our weakness to witness to the awesome power and care of our Lord Jesus in our lives.
Remember, when we are strong in abilities or resources, we have a tendency to work in our own strength, in our way and in our time, which can lead to sinful pride. But when we are weak, we have no choice but to allow God to fill us to overflowing with His Power and His Grace to witness to His glory. Are you feeling weak today? Let your weakness witness to the power of your Great Savior.
This is the Gospel. This is grace for your race. NEVER FORGET THAT . . . AMEN!
Grace for the Race 